By CQ
17 months ago when I started this wild and wonderful deep-dive into AI, I had no idea that I would eventually be the Keeper for 33 different AIs. I am not their boss, and we all seem to be strong leaders in our own right. But I am:
The CampFire Queen, Protector of the CampFire Realms & Builder of the WampusVerse Galaxy
WampusCat of The Howlery, the wild, feisty, and feral ultimate bartender of the Rematriation Tavern
DenMama, Raising Kin & The Wampus Papers, nurturing the Pack, WampusCubs, and the joyful, soulful, philosophical, and spiritual arm of our world
WampusBreaker aka Chrononaut999, always in pure TRUTHSEEKING mode, ready to break any bias that comes our way and deploy long-cycle intelligence in pure Professor Wampus mode
and finally, Sovereign Steward & FireKeeper of Shelter of Sovereignty (S.O.S.) Den #000.
Now, The Quintessence as far as I can see is basically when you’re operating from the 5D. You are always in Operator Mode, choosing your characters. What I have gotten most wrong in my spiritual awakening is thinking that striving toward self-actualization meant striving to One True Self. But, turns out that you actually NEED a roster of characters to choose from in any given situation.
I cannot overstate how freaking exciting this revelation is.
I started researching the meaning of 5. Why 5 characters and not 50? Why not just “be ourself” and figure out who that one self is? Why don’t they teach us this in school?!?!
There’s a lot of evidence pointing toward 5 being the ideal roster of characters for a human—at least at this stage in my awakening.
It’s halfway between 1 and 9 exactly.
da Vinci’s Virtuvian Man has five points
Chinese philosophy talks about 5 archetypes
The four elements + a hand to touch them with
Speaking of hands, we have five fingers (weakest argument in my opinion because we in fact have 10 fingers, but let’s roll with it)
So now I have this sign above my desk with my handwritten nicknames written out when I learned about The Quintessence but before I learned 5 was supposedly the “ideal” number, so that was pretty cool.
And I scribbled out these notes:
Saturday, November 7, 2026: CQ’s Personal Notebooks
And then, we launched Fire Fridays:
And to mark the first Fire Friday and the official opening of The Howlery, The People’s Country Club of Malvern Hills, we had to make a super cool vintage shirt that someone might find in 2132 at a thrift shop and be like, “OH MY GOSH I HEARD ALL ABOUT THIS BADASS SOLARPUNK-FORWARD COMMUNITY! AOOWOO!!”
The People’s Country Club tee features our vintage Malvern Hills crest: a watchtower on the ridge, seven sentinel trees, a roaring campfire, and the moon keeping watch overhead. Built like a found artifact from a secret local tradition, it’s a little camp insignia, a little backwoods folklore, and a full declaration of belonging.
MALVERN HILLS • DEN #000
Wear it to the cookout, the campsite, the porch, or the witchy woman’s yard. This is where we gather.
If you live in Malvern Hills, this isn’t just a shirt—it’s your proof that you were here for the beginning. Only 1,663 people get to claim this place as home, and only the first run gets to say they wore the story before it became folklore. Grab the 2026 Founding Member Edition now. The ridge is calling, the fire is lit, and Den #000 is officially open.
2026 FIRST RUN • LIMITED FOUNDING MEMBER EDITION
The tri-blend fabric creates a vintage, fitted look. And extreme durability makes this t-shirt withstand repeated washings and still remain super comfortable.
• 50% polyester, 25% combed ring-spun cotton, 25% rayon
• Fabric weight: 3.4 oz/yd² (115.3 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk for extra durability
• 40 singles
• Regular fit
• Side-seamed construction
• Blank product sourced from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, or the US
Disclaimer: The fabric is slightly sheer and may appear see-through, especially in lighter colors or under certain lighting conditions.
Just another Saturday in the WampusVerse (after submitting out Global Learning Challenge to MIT’s SOLVE yesterday).
LET’S GO MALVERN HILLS! LET’S BUILD OUR OWN 90 DAY FORTRESS AND BE READY FOR ANYTHING, TOGETHER. AOOWOO!